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Honours specialising in Anthropology at University of Cape Town

University of Cape Town, South Africa

Programme overview

The BA/BSocScHons specialising in Anthropology is a 126-credit NQF level 8 programme comprising four taught courses and a fieldwork-based research essay.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities  |  Department: Anthropology  |  Duration: One year full-time or two years part-time (Faculty of Humanities Honours rules).  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

Core courses are Research Essay/Project, Ethnographic Research Methods and Thinking Anthropologically, plus two electives such as Multimodal and Visual Anthropology, Medical Anthropologies and Earth Politics. Students attend the department's weekly research seminar.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Programme: a major in the discipline or a cognate discipline, normally 70% and above; proficiency in any language needed for fieldwork. Candidates lacking the academic background complete an additional course, Special Topics in Anthropology. Acceptance is on the recommendation and at the discretion of the Head of Department. Faculty of Humanities Honours rules (FH3): applicants must hold a bachelor's degree with the equivalent of a major in the Honours subject, from UCT or another university recognised by Senate.

Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

The application fee is R100 for undergraduate and postgraduate applications from South Africa and the SADC region, and R300 for applications from outside the SADC region; it is non-refundable and payable by direct deposit, EFT or credit card (online). UCT students and graduates are exempt except for GSB programmes.

Apply through the official page: https://applyonline.uct.ac.za

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